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Rachel Cohen
"The county opens its first-ever juvenile justice camp for girls within a couple of weeks. T he Margaret J. Kemp Girls Camp, part of the county's new Youth Services Center, combines programs from probation, mental health, education, the courts and many other like-minded teams to create programs that address girls' unique developmental needs. Unlike Juvenile Hall next door, which has 180 beds for kids who stay an average of 15 days, the Girls Camp is intended for 14-17-year-old girls who are court-ordered to stay from 90 to 180 days. It has 30 beds. The girls will stay in dorm rooms designed to foster a sense of community. The circular complex of buildings is free of fences, though there are consequences if a girl walks off-campus without permission. The ground-breaking facility is one of the first in the country and the first in the state to address girls' unique developmental needs in their own space."
